Now that the dust has settled on the WNBA Finals, Unrivaled has returned to the spotlight ahead of its Season 3 launch on Friday, Jan. 8, 2027, with games in Boston, Mass., and Inglewood, Calif.
To get the excitement of the third season of the three-on-three league going, the league announced its rosters for its eight clubs on Wednesday night.
The IX Sports received a sneak peek at the rosters and who will be making up the clubs ahead of the official announcement.
To get clarification, The IX Sports spoke to a league source to ask them if the same rules applied for the clubs this year as they did last year, where teams who made the playoffs could retain two players and clubs who didn’t could only retain one player.
“It’s a little bit different this year,” the source told The IX Sports. “Every roster was built through a combination of club draft selections and collaboration between head coaches and the league office. There was a continued emphasis on competitive balance, complementary skill sets, and continuity of club identities.”
It becomes apparent when you look at the rosters.
Without further ado, let’s meet your teams for Unrivaled Season 3.
Breeze
Head Coach:
Jarell Christian
Returning Members:
New to the Squad:
New to Unrivaled:
Fun Fact:
Bueckers and Chen reunite from their time together at UConn.
Hive
Head Coach:
Barb Turner
Returning Members:
New to the Squad:
New to Unrivaled:
Fun Fact:
Turner is one of the coaches on Citron’s Washington Mystics staff in the WNBA.
Laces
Head Coach:
Andrew Wade
Returning Members:
New to the Squad:
New to Unrivaled:
Marine Johannés
Fun Fact:
Williams and Johannés also play together on the French national team.
Lunar Owls
Head Coach:
Pokey Chatman
Returning Members:
Temi Fágbénlé
New to the Squad:
New to Unrivaled:
Fun Fact:
Williams also played for the Lunar Owls during the inaugural season of Unrivaled.
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Mist BC
Head Coach:
Zach O’Brien
Returning Members:
New to the Squad:
N/A
New to Unrivaled:
Izzy Harrison
Fun Fact:
Stewart was the only player in the league last year to average more than 20 points, nine rebounds, and three assists per game.
Phantom BC
Head Coach:
Returning Members:
New to the Squad:
New to Unrivaled:
N/A
Fun Fact:
The Phantom are the only club without a player who hasn’t played in Unrivaled previously.
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Rose BC
Head Coach:
Nola Henry
Returning Members:
New to the Squad:
New to Unrivaled:
Fun Fact:
Gray was one of three players (Bueckers and Stewart) to shoot 50 percent or better from the field while attempting at least 15 field goal attempts per game last season.
Vinyl BC
Head Coach:
Returning Members:
New to the Squad:
New to Unrivaled:
Flau’jae Johnson
Fun Fact:
Howard, Gray, and Canada are all teammates on the Atlanta Dream, who just went to the WNBA Finals.
